May 18, 2004

Bush uncle facilitated funding of 9-11 terrorists
by kos
Mon May 17th, 2004 at 17:24:05 GMT
Blogger (and CAP denizen) David Sirota has
an eye-opening post:
RIGGS BANK FINED FOR LAX OVERSIGHT OF SAUDI MONEY,
WHICH MIGHT HAVE GONE TO TERRORISTS
According to the 5/14/04 New York Times, Federal regulators fined the
Riggs National Corporation, the parent company of Riggs Bank, $25
million yesterday for "failing to report suspicious activity, the
largest penalty ever assessed against a domestic bank in connection with
money laundering. The fine stems from Riggs's failure over at least the
last two years to actively monitor suspect financial transfers through
Saudi Arabian accounts held by the bank."
The 5/14/04 Wall Street Journal reported that of particular concern,
Riggs failed to monitor "tens of millions of dollars in cash withdrawals
from accounts related to the Saudi Arabian embassy," including
"suspicious incidents involving dozens of sequentially numbered
cashier's checks and international drafts written by Saudi officials,
including Saudi Ambassador Prince Bandar bin Sultan." According to the
4/18/04 Washington Post, Saudi Prince Bandar's wife, Princess Haifa
al-Faisal, "may have used a Riggs account to donate money to a charity
that then gave some of it to the Sept. 11 terrorists."

Prohibition Kills!

Kathryn Johnston

November 21, 2006—GA

Acting on a tip from a confidential informant, police conduct a no-knock raid on the home of 88 year old Kathryn Johnston.

Johnston, described by neighbors as feeble and afraid to open her door at night, opens fire on officers as they burst into her home. Three of the officers are wounded before Johnston is shot and killed.

Relatives say that Johnston lived alone, and legally owned a gun because she was fearful of intruders. She lived in the home for 17 years. Police claim that they find a small amount of marijuana in Johnston's home, but none of the cocaine, computers, money, or equipment described in the affidavit that was used to obtain a warrant.